NERC, FERC, DOE and the North American Transmission Forum have created a resource to help entities develop response plans for pandemics and epidemics.

A survey of registered entities suggests DER penetration is growing, but more work is needed to ensure facilities are properly accounted for in modeling.

SERC has seen no “significant issues” among its registered entities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendees of the entity’s Q2 Open Forum heard.

NPCC does not anticipate any major reliability issues this summer, in part because of depressed demand resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

NERC’s Operating Reliability Subcommittee decided to cut back its weekly schedule of conference calls focused on the COVID-19 outbreak.

FERC approved penalty settlements for violations of NERC standards by Mississippi Delta Energy Agency and WAPA, along with an unnamed utility.

President Trump issued new restrictions on the purchase of BPS equipment from suppliers suspected of connections with foreign adversaries.

Maintaining extra cybersecurity awareness once the COVID-19 crisis has passed could be a challenge, according to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

The Northwest Power Pool held a webinar on efforts to create a resource adequacy program, discussing FERC oversight and a need to manage the program.

ERCOT is working with officials to investigate a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the ISO sending a wire transfers to a fraudulent bank account.